Budgam

Budgam (bəɖɡaːm), known as Badgom (baɖɡoːm; big village) in Kashmiri, is a town in Budgam district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a notified area committee, but by the 2011 census it had a municipal committee. India census, Budgam had a population of 15,338. There were 9,003 males (59%) and 6,335 females (41%). Of the population, 1,335 (8.7%) were age 0-6: 680 males (51%) and 655 females (49%). The literacy rate for the people over six was 73.0% (males 84.3%, females 56.4%). About 25% of the Muslim population of Budgam district belong to Shia sect. Budgam is connected with National Highway 444 to rest of India. Budgam railway station is in Ompora, which is from Budgam. It is on the Jammu–Baramulla line.